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Analysis: Kim's confidant returns to power.
Byline: JONG-HEON LEE
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The return of Jang Song Taek to North Korea's ruling hierarchy indicates the reclusive nation will push for further economic cooperation with South Korea, officials and analysts in Seoul say.
Jang, once a symbol of North Korea's reforms, will be given the job of reviving the country's moribund economy, they say.
Jang was long considered the country's most powerful leader after Kim Jong-Il, his brother-in-law. But he was purged in February 2004 on charges of "creating a faction" over internal power struggle, according to intelligence sources in the South.
Jang had been absent from public life since then, and reportedly led a tightly guarded life at a guesthouse in a suburb of Pyongyang. The Pyongyang regime described Jang last September as a "tree" that was cut off, in a strong indication he was officially removed from the power. All of Jang's close aides, including Security Minister Choe Ryong Su, were expelled from the party and the Cabinet.
North Korea-watchers in Seoul considered Jang's dismissal as a bid by Kim to reinforce the country's dynastic rule as he was preparing for another father-to-son power transfer. Jang, husband of Kim Jong Il's younger sister, Kim Gyong Hi, was believed to be one of the stronger candidates for the country's next leader, along with Kim's three sons.
After a two-year absence, however, Jang has returned to the ruling hierarchy, according to the country's media Sunday. He appeared at a dinner party where Kim was host, marking the Lunar New Year on Saturday. The North's Central TV showed Jang standing behind Kim at the banquet in Pyongyang.
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